Tex-Mex
Honey Habanero Chicken
Seems like a weird thing to be eating (and sharing) since I’ve been doing so much vegetarian or near-vegetarian cooking lately, and chicken drumsticks are definitely the exact opposite of that. But last week I saw a pack of organic fancy chicken drumsticks on sale for two dollars because they needed to be eaten, like, yesterday, so…
Read MoreChorizo Spiced Pork Tenderloin
Based on my chorizo recipe from The Breakfast Taco Book, this chorizo spiced pork tenderloin is marinated in chiles, vinegar, garlic and spices. The trick to a good pork tenderloin is not to over cook it. I know it’s tempting to roast it until it’s fully gray inside, but don’t! Leave it a little pink…
Read MoreVegetarian Sopes
Sweet jebus, this is the best vegetarian recipe I’ve ever come up with in my entire life, I think. Sopes are kind of a thick corn tortilla “boat” filled with all kinds of stuff, but usually there’s some refried beans involved. I used guacamole for these vegetarian sopes but feel free to swap that for…
Read MoreVegan Enchiladas with Creamy Green Sauce
I get a lot of recipe inspiration from restaurants (see last week’s broccoli with mint pesto). And as much as I do enjoy cooking, I also enjoy not cooking . People are sometimes surprised that Chris and I eat out (hehe) pretty often — or, to me it seems often, but is two or three…
Read MoreShrimp and Sweet Potato Quesadillas
Couple things I’ve figured out by now are that quesadillas are a perfect vessel to use up any and every bit of leftover-whatever that you have in your fridgerator and also, quesadillas are the perfect thing to make whenever you are too tired, too irritated or too drunk to give a shit about cooking dinner…
Read MoreSalsa Chicken
Oh man, this week’s been a blur-and-a-half! I shared a little about what we’ve been up to lately earlier in the week (meals to make when you’re in a hurry sure saved my ass!) and next week is going to be even crazier. We start filming our pilot on Monday and will be working 12+…
Read MoreSlow Cooker Puerco Verde
Slow cooker puerco verde is a delicious, warm supper for a cold night. If you don’t have a slow cooker, or don’t have 10 hours to kill, I’ve included directions for stovetop puerco verde, as well. “Green pork” is basically a pork roast cooked down in salsa verde. Use my recipe for the salsa or buy…
Read MoreInstant Pot Turkey Chili
About a month ago, Chris and I decided to cut out beef from our diets for no other reason, really, than that our dog’s face reminds us of a Jersey cow and it seems sad to eat something that looks like Mr. Banjo. As a result, we’ve been eating more vegetarian meals and a whole…
Read MoreVegan “Beef” Enchiladas
I didn’t exactly set out to make a vegan beef enchilada recipe, but that’s what I ended up with. I really just wanted to make some kind of vegan enchiladas but as it turns out, the filling made with mushrooms, pecans and beans is very reminiscent of ground beef. Who knew. It even looks convincing!…
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